Global Turbine Asia To Invest RM50m in New Manufacturing Facility In Subang, Malaysia

LANGKAWI, Mar 21 – Global Turbine Asia Sdn Bhd (GTA), a Malaysian aerospace maintenance, repair and overhaul (MRO) company, has announced its plan on its manufacturing facility, which will be fully completed in 2019. This facility is in line with GTA’s intention to expand its activities for M88 engines tools and aircraft parts manufacturing.

GTA chairman and chief executive officer Dato’ Nonee Ashirin Mohd Radzi said the facility would be located on eight acres of land in the Subang Aerospace Park. The GTA Manufacturing Facility is proof of GTA’s commitment towards the government’s aim to become Southeast Asia’s aerospace hub in 2030.

“We are investigating RM50 million on the facility’s infrastructure, machinery, equipment as well as on training. As a country, we have the talent and the expertise to drive the industry’s growth. At GTA, we believe in capacity building, which is why we will have a special training programme, which is dedicated towards producing highly skilled workers, specialising in the aerospace industry,” she said.

“The facility will create job opportunities and has received significant support from key institutional bodies such as the Malaysian Industrial Development Authority (MIDA), National Aerospace Industry Coordinating Office (NAICO), Malaysia External Trade Development Coorporation (MATRADE) and Malaysia Airports Holdings Berhad (MAHB),” she said when speaking to reporters during the Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition (LIMA) here today.

The GTA Manufacturing Facility preview was officiated by the Minister of International Trade and Industry Minister, Dato’ Seri Mustapa Mohamed. He said the GTA Manufacturing Facility is proof that they have the capacity and the capability to make the mark in the aerospace industry.

In additional, he also said that the aerospace industry in Malaysia is projected to contributed a total revenue of RM55.2 billion to the economy by 2030, when they realize their aspiration for the country to become the Southeast Asia aerospace hub in Southeast Asia by 2030.